People.com Editor Janet Mock recently came out as transgender. Mock's history is briefly profiled on the GLAAD blog, which also features Mock's "It Gets Better" video, part of the YouTube campaign originated by Dan Savage to staunch a recent spate of bully-induced lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) teen suicides. Mock's decision to come out is courageous because transgenderism continues to be viewed by many worldwide as strange and/or sinful. In certain regions, homosexuality is legal grounds for death. Some believe that more LGBTQ people coming out will help to make being LGBTQ seem "normal" to more and more people around the globe. After reading Mock's history and watching her video, does Mock's revelation cause you to rethink your own ideas of what "normal" gender or sexuality are? What might your reaction be if a family member came out to you? What if it was your child?
Friday, May 20, 2011
Janet Mock to Transgender Teens: It Gets Better
People.com Editor Janet Mock recently came out as transgender. Mock's history is briefly profiled on the GLAAD blog, which also features Mock's "It Gets Better" video, part of the YouTube campaign originated by Dan Savage to staunch a recent spate of bully-induced lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) teen suicides. Mock's decision to come out is courageous because transgenderism continues to be viewed by many worldwide as strange and/or sinful. In certain regions, homosexuality is legal grounds for death. Some believe that more LGBTQ people coming out will help to make being LGBTQ seem "normal" to more and more people around the globe. After reading Mock's history and watching her video, does Mock's revelation cause you to rethink your own ideas of what "normal" gender or sexuality are? What might your reaction be if a family member came out to you? What if it was your child?
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